{"id":252500,"date":"2026-07-18T15:29:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T15:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/jesse-watters-blasted-for-comments-about-pete-hegseths-testosterone-policy-you-better-be-careful\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T15:29:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T15:29:55","slug":"jesse-watters-blasted-for-comments-about-pete-hegseths-testosterone-policy-you-better-be-careful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/jesse-watters-blasted-for-comments-about-pete-hegseths-testosterone-policy-you-better-be-careful\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesse Watters Blasted For Comments About Pete Hegseth&#8217;s Testosterone Policy: &#8216;You Better Be Careful&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Is there more to Jesse Watters than answering the question: <em>what if Ross from Friends, but worse<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p>In his latest controversy, the Fox News talking head decided to spin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/pete-hegseth-quotes-fake-bible-verse-from-pulp-fiction-at-pentagon-prayer-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pete Hegseth\u2019s<\/a> absurd new testosterone policy into more of a joke than it already is.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, instead of poking fun, his joke implied that United States servicemembers will become sexually indiscriminate, warning women within and without the military to beware.<\/p>\n<p>Even among his fellow Fox News conservatives, it\u2019s not going over well.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0717_jessewatters_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jesse Watters on TV.\" class=\"wp-image-559267 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0717_jessewatters_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0717_jessewatters_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0717_jessewatters_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0717_jessewatters_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0717_jessewatters_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0717_jessewatters_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0717_jessewatters_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0717_jessewatters_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jesse Watters appears on air during the Fox News Special prior to Trump\u2019s Joint Address on March 4, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Jemal Countess\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-starts-with-the-trump-regime-s-biggest-war-enthusiast-now-that-lindsey-graham-has-passed-away\">It starts with the Trump regime\u2019s biggest war enthusiast (now that Lindsey Graham has passed away)<\/h2>\n<p>This week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/boots-netflix-gay-military-drama-slammed-as-woke-garbage-by-pentagon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> put out a very weird video, which we\u2019ll include further below.<\/p>\n<p>In his announcement, he shared that members of the military over the age of 30 will receive annual screenings for their testosterone levels.<\/p>\n<p>Those under the age of 30 may voluntarily submit to the screenings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWarfighters,\u201d one of the silliest terms that we\u2019ve heard in recent years, could then receive supplementary testosterone in case they are found lacking.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all very weird. But it ties into the Trump regime\u2019s obsession with hyper-masculinity at the expense of all else.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watters: Women on base, you better be careful. Port calls, women in Asia, you better be careful. Because these guys are going to be wild animals and you better watch out. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R95gFpYEmA\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/R95gFpYEmA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Acyn\/status\/2077870423879074192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">July 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This led to Fox\u2019s <em>The Five<\/em>, the group of panelists \u2014 picture <em>The View<\/em> but if every panelist were Candace Cameron Bure \u2014 delved into the new policy.<\/p>\n<p>Watters sounded downright gleeful as he warned women all across the world (including, for whatever horrific reason, Asian women specifically).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know what\u2019s going to happen?\u201d he teased.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe guys that don\u2019t need it are gonna take it \u2013 triple boost,\u201d Watters warned excitedly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then they\u2019re going to get out there and women on base, you better be careful,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"xFvxB5OZrII\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/xFvxB5OZrII\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Hegseth says military will test service members' testosterone levels\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/xFvxB5OZrII\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Hegseth says military will test service members' testosterone levels\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: Hegseth says military will test service members' testosterone levels\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-better-be-careful-he-says-as-if-this-is-a-fun-lighthearted-topic\">\u2018You better be careful,\u2019 he says as if this is a fun, lighthearted topic<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cPort calls, women in Asia, you better be careful,\u201d Watters continued, undeterred by signs of apparent discomfort from his colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause these guys are going to be wild animals,\u201d he announced, \u201cand you better watch out.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Watters sounds like a panelist from a science fiction horror film shortly before the broader plot goes off the rails. <\/p>\n<p>But, more than that, it sure sounded like he was joking about military members committing rapes and other acts of sexual assault, fueled by some sort of \u201chaze\u201d of testosterone.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, his fellow panelists seemed to squirm in their seats, unsure of what to say but deeply uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:h7qtoo7nxqxarrsijohjhbw4\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mp7cncaupr2h\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreigrkxz7znmh6k7cn6r7ss66qewwejntcpvzkbnqqk4d6xc2b755r4\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"\">Fox News&#8217; Jesse Watters discusses his distrust of bisexual women:<\/p>\n<p>The whole bisexual thing\u2014guys don&#8217;t get into that. When a girl is bisexual, we don&#8217;t trust her. The ones I&#8217;ve met are super weird. To say you&#8217;re bisexual, it&#8217;s not a turn on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:h7qtoo7nxqxarrsijohjhbw4\/post\/3mp7cncaupr2h?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FactPost (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:h7qtoo7nxqxarrsijohjhbw4?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@factpostnews.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:h7qtoo7nxqxarrsijohjhbw4\/post\/3mp7cncaupr2h?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 26, 2026 at 11:56 AM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is hardly the first time that Watters has gotten into trouble along this same line of thinking.<\/p>\n<p>Just earlier this year, he joked about Jeffrey Epstein, characterizing the dead pedophile as \u201cjust a fixer, a guy who advises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also raged against bisexual women (in relation to the <em>Supergirl <\/em>film, which did not delve into Kara Zor-El\u2019s sexuality or anyone else\u2019s), announcing that he finds anything but heterosexuality to be a turn-off.<\/p>\n<p>Watters gleefully smearing military service members as rapists doesn\u2019t only misunderstand the role that hormones play in behavior, he also seems to think of sexual violence as a humorous nuisance for women rather than a potentially life-and-career-ruining trauma.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also just wrong. If you\u2019ve ever known a guy on T, he\u2019s more likely to like his home a little cooler and to have more snacks on hand than spring into violent action like a <em>Law &amp; Order: SVU<\/em> twist on The Incredible Hulk.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/07\/jesse-watters-jokes-sexual-misconduct-testosterone-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Is there more to Jesse Watters than answering the question: what if Ross from Friends, but worse? In his latest controversy, the Fox News talking head decided to spin Pete Hegseth\u2019s absurd new testosterone policy into more of a joke than it already is. Unfortunately, instead of poking fun, his joke [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":252501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-252500","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252500\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}